Cascadia - Playthrough & Review

Subscribe for weekly videos!

This is "Cascadia," a board game designed by Randy Flynn & published by AEG and Flatout Games. This video includes a rules overview.

JUMP:
00:00 - Start
05:48 - Playthrough Begins
36:57 - Review

For more board game playthroughs and reviews, please subscribe!

For board gaming reviews, follow us on instagram - @beforeyouplay

Instagram: @beforeyouplay
Twitter: @beforeyouplay_

[CliveBricksby]

As I don't see anyone mentioning in the comments: at 34:53, I believe the bottom left and top right hawk pair should've also scored for Naveen, which is an additional 3 points! It won't change the final result but will make it even closer (97-98)!! Love the video as always and keep up the great content!!!

[veryawful]

LOVE the simplicity of this!!! I can never find good games that don’t have a million components.

[ashen_strix]

"How many foxes are in this game?"

Well, as many foxes as you didn't pick! The less you pick them up the more there are.

Thanks for the great vid, the game looks super fun. Definitely will put it on my to buy list!

[juliabroddick]

Hi MND, hope you're all doing good! We just bought Cascadia after watching your play through (lucked out on a kickstarter copy someone traded in to our local retailer) and my mom is OBSESSED with it! So far, we've played it 8 times but she's played at least 30! Brings it everywhere :D
So, thanks for getting my mom to learn a new game! She seriously has a limit of learning 1 new game a year MAX and even that's a struggle! This year I taught her 2 (Cascadia and Sagani)! So count that as a win for your videos, since she refuses to let me teach her anything after I got her to watch your Sagani video instead of teaching her myself ;)

[sballuk]

This is my favourite game of 2021 so far. Totally agree on it being more relaxed than Calico! I like that though. It's still got pressure towards the end - when you only have a few draws left and you want to make your 5-part Salmon run work - but it never feels unfair. Seems to be an excellent gateway game, looks lovely and doesn't put off new players by cutting short your options for progressing. The wooden animal tokens are great to pick up and handle, and the art is gorgeous.

[andrewcirco]

Excellent playthrough....we just played our first games this afternoon and thought it was great. I love Naveen's comment about the difference between Calico and this, with the Calico board closing up as you play, and this game "board" opening up. I think that was very astute and true.

[RandyFlynn]

Hi all! As others have noted there ARE deserts in Cascadia. However, the yellow habitat on tiles in the game is prairie which there is also plenty of in some areas of Cascadia!
Thanks for the wonderful teach & playthrough, Monique & Naveen 😍.

[TeamHoff]

So pleased that I watched this video today. It tipped me over the edge to buy it. I've watched several videos on this game and by far and away yours was the easiest to understand and totally sold the game to me.

[SirThecos]

As usual, a great playthrough! It's such a beautiful game. ❤️
Also, thank you so much for the shout-out - this is incredibly nice of you! Maybe some more viewers will enjoy my simple solo playthrough after having watched yours. 😊
Btw, Salmon and Hawk are also my favorites in the game. 😁

[randito]

Thanks for sharing the SirThecos link. That was a good one.

[Kojimalosophy]

Awesomely well explained! You guys are the best! .... Btw, I freaking love this game! Such a good game, set up is a breeze : )

[stefanosstefanos]

Hi there again...because of the cost of getting a ticket to Cascadia, I had the only option of visiting this place by putting the boardgame "Cascadia" on table.Tonight we will have fun by trying it .Thanks again for the video and the playthrough .

[lisajoseph]

Just wanted to say I love your game play videos:) Your voices are so soothing and you do an excellent job explaining how the game is played in a logical way. And you guys are so cute together! Competitive but in a loving way:) Love that:) It's all about having fun:)

[ericfelder]

I'm subscribed. On a scale of 1 to Incredible how awesome are these two!?

[rogertorres]

32:01 was hilarious hahaha
Monique: Ah, ok, they both had bears, then it wasn't so lucky, it would've happened...
Naveen: Yeah, SKILL! 😉

[hiho]

I really enjoyed this play through. I just received this game today. I definitely like the relaxed feel of this game. It's also a GREAT game to teach, [5 minutes!] and light enough for newer gamers. This has a similar feel to Shake That City, which was a big hit with my newer gaming friends. Thank you!

[Tabletop_AshleyRose]

Thanks for the fun playthrough and review! I always enjoy watching you two play together. I preordered this one, so I am super excited to get this to the table.

Also, nice shirt Naveen. 👌🏻

[jasondunham]

This is one of our favorite family games (right alongside all our Phil Walker-Harding games) and have played it 12-15 times since the Kickstarter arrived. We play with our 14 and 9 year old children (Calico is too much for the 9 year old). This game is light and breezy, as it is fun to play and build your environment. Thanks for the reveiw.

[bkwestman]

Thanks! It should be here in the mail tomorrow, so excited to try it!

[nn]

I really like this channel. good explanation, play through, and neat reviews!!